Loom.



No. 637,695. Patented Nov. 2|, 1899.

w. H. BAKER & he. KIP LUDM.

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No. 637,695. Y Patented Nov. 2|, 1899. W. H. BAKER & F. E. KIP.

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(Application led Aug. 19, 1899.)

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N ITED STATES PATENT Prion.

WILLIAM H. BAKER, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, AND FREDERIC E. KIP, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

LOOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 637,695, dated November 21, 1899.

Application filed August 10,1892. Serial No. 726,756. tllo model.) V

To @ZZ whom t may concern).-v

residing at Central Falls, Providence county, Rhode Island, and FREDERIC E. KIP, residing at Montclair, Essex county, New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of looms provided with means for supplying weft thereto as required automatically and without stopping the loom.

In the construction herein illustrated the operation of supplying a full shuttle to the loom is in some respects similar to that illustrated in our pending application, Serial No. 724,385, filed July 19, 1899, in the respect that there is a shuttle-placer. operatedy by a cam on the loom and a displaceable shuttleboX on the lay; but in the present case the controlling electric circuit is closed by the entry of the shuttle into the displaceable shuttle-box and not by its entry into'the box at the oppositeside of the loom.F

In its general construction and mode of operation the invention as herein illustrated comprises a shuttle-magazine on a stationary part, usually theloom-frame, with a deliveryoutlet, a vibrating placer adapted to receive a shuttle from the magazine and carry it to the lay, where it is held until the shuttle is picked to the opposite sideb of the loom, a laterally-displaoeable open-bottomed shuttlebox onthe lay at the side `next to the magazine, which box` when displaced throws out the exhausted shuttle, a cam which operates these parts, and an electric circuit and electromagnet controlling the operation of the parts, this circuit having a break within the shuttle which is held open by the weft and closes when the bobbin or other weft-holder in the shuttle is nearly or quite denuded of weft.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an embodiment of the invention,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a loom provided with our improvements and showing the positions of the parts under normal conditions, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the positions of the parts when the shuttles are being picker sticks.

changed. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one side of the loom. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the lay and the displaceable shuttle-box thereon. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, on a larger scale, of the displaceable shuttle-box, showing the electrical connections. Figf is a sectional view of the shuttle, showing the electrical connections therein; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional View of one end thereof.

1 is the loom-frame, and 2 the breast-beam thereof. 3 is the lay, and 4 is one of the layswords. 5 is the swing-rail. 6 is one of the 7 is the crank-shaft, from which the lay is vibrated, and 8 is the connecting-rod between said crank and the lay. All of the above parts are or may be constructed substantially as in ordinary looms.

The shuttle-magazine 9 is mounted on the breast-beam or some other lixed part and has a delivery to the placer 10 when the latter is in its normal position of rest at or under the magazine. The placer is or may be in the nature of a trough with a bottom and two sides and is carried by supporting-arm l1, pivotally mounted at a; on the loom-frame. The displaceable shuttle-box 12 is suspended from above on ashaft 13, mounted to rock in brackets 14: on the lay.

15 is a lever which operates the placer 10 and shuttle-box'12 substantially simultaneously. To operate the placer, a connectingrod `16 couples the lever l5 with a branch arm 1191011 the supporting-arm 11 of the placer, and to operate the shuttle-box a connectingrod 17 couples the lever 15 with an arm 1S on the rock-shaft 13. The lever 15 is operated by mechanism similar to that shown in our above-named application-that is to say, a toothed wheel 19 on the shaft 7 gears with another wheel 2O of twice its diameter, this wheel 2O being iixed on a cam-shaft 2l, on

'mally plays close to a hook 26 on one arm of an elbow-shaped armature-lever 26, pivotally mounted on the lever 15 and bearing the IOO - lay .ordinarily occupied by the shuttle-boxlZ 'tl'e Sinthe shuttle-box and another` in .thee

i f .armature 27: of an electrolnagnet28, `carried .by vthe le-ver 515. When th'e-mag-,netQS :is

cited, the hookg26a o n the armature-l'everi-is projected out intothe path of the end-24* of the lever 24, andl duringthe downward uiovement of this leveigwhich is effected byft'he .camg2 2,the leaverljl isrooked, thus ioperat ingthe .placer l and 4the, vvibrating sh,ritt-legv box-12. Takingrthe normal condition ofthe looin as seen in Fig. 1, where therev isla shut- Y if placerready to. beshifted into line `with the yracewayonk thelay, the lay rs't recedesto thefpi-ckling-ipoilnt, when the Ishuttleinlitlie boX `12 is. pickedt'o theopposite ,side'of 'the l. n loomr. Thelayjbeats upuand again recedes. y ,Theshuttlejatftheopposite'side, which We` suppose ,to .be new nearly exhausted; 4"is at'tliis .moment iheflevervziwin be elevate.. fa d just readyto engagelthe hook 262", `and as 'the lever 24' descends the lever .15 willlie I'llacel 1.0 will .move toward the iayanjd the ShlliitlebQXglZ Will bev swung out of the way, vlfcharginjg the exhausted shuttle in'tosome The `placer 5 tle in playbecomes again nearly exhausted,

cked,jthgus.bringing the pantsto t'h l tion seenin Fig.'";2-.that lis to say, wh p c e layis 'advancing tothe beating-up point kthe suitable `tray orreceptacle 29. lmust'reach and occupy the position .0n/ the by the time the lay shall have re'ceded to lthe be2;V Maleo returned to its ,position on thejlay. The :shuttle-'box has or may yhave a-spring to assistiti returning it to. its normalpositiony on thelay.` The loomnow` operates againv in the usual manner until the weft -in v the shut when the operation is repeated.

slightly. 'The purpose 'of this "is` to com-pen# satezfor'th'e slight difference in the curvature between the paths of the lay and the placer, blltlwe .do not nconsider it 'an essential.. g

y'The lelectriealconnections at the shuttleinflig. (j) `are not new in this applicat'ion',"1be

f ing substantially the sameas those illustrated in our pen;iiugapplication,Serial No.f725,219,

.fiijle'd July '27, 1899. l `On the side ofthfeshut-` tie-.box 12.are Amounted two spring-contacts ed ,across and en ters the shu'title-'box12.` `s entry closesthe. controlling electric cir-` v i `cuit.Y f 'lhe magnetz28 is excited and rattract Tits :arm ature', thus puttin g v*the ...1 1oo'kf26'` "into the parl-1.,.of the `"tip or hook '24e-entire A,cauti y wleyerZl. The,cam22 should be so set `tha f Preferably the rod16 is `made telescopio and isfurn'is'hed with an eXtension-,springq Whhpermits the, rod` to be jlengtheniedfv 'operative openfelectricecircuit composed of *Suitable :conductors "32` 32??, `which :includes the vmagnet `28 andany',g'en'erattw1G.V When vthe vshuttle S enters the' Ashuttle-box, metal `contact-plates 33and' 33 on its sides come intoelectrcal contact, respectively, with the terminals .311.31161 31X. The plate {33 is `conjnectedelectrically by a conductor 36 with a sliding metal ring 34,loo`se onthe spindle 35, Ywhich'latter is hinged in the shuttle,andthe :platexv is connected electrically through a vsuitable y,conductor S65-for example, with a metal. cross rod or piec'ej 37 in, the shuttle. `'-Iihe bobbin il), -carrying'the yweft w, is-slipped l ontjothe-.spindle 35 and the latterlfolded down into the shuttle, when aninner metal ring 38 tricalconta,ct .with r.thef:ringsand through it thlihe plate 33; `"wh-ile" another xexteriollyu atedJgroovedy ring 39, on the lb ,obbin .comes to vcontact withv the ro'd' :3,7 andgthrough it tlh 4lille platef33`X. 1 In aslotfin lthe 'bobbjn is Situated .an j outwardlyen'rved spring-contact 4Q, which is connected electr-icallyk with the ring 3S, Vand 'its free end tends by the resili- Ieny of the yspring tof contact witha contact 'piece d or ring. 41 on the fbobbin ,this latter ring ,being connected electrically byany suitable vconductor 42 with'the vouter ring 3.9 on the bobbin. Tliewei't11:,overwrapping the curved spring-contact 40, holds it forcibly o utof .contact vwith the piece 41, and thus maintains a break in 'the circuit until `the weft on the bobbin is nearly exhausted. We do 'not herein lclaim'this particular'construction of the electrical devices within the bobbin, and other similar devices 4may be yemployed 'in vlieu thereof. l Y l l p When the placer lO 'moves out to thelay 3, an .automatic stop .de vice is employed. ,to` prevent the shuttlesl from fallingoutof the magaziuef As herein shown, this device is `an escapementsimilar in principle to that fillus- 'trated in our pendingapplication,` iSeria'lNo.

721,802,i'led June 26, 11899, yand it comprises two. pairs of vhooks 43 andflBX, which aresitusate/dat oppositesides 'of the magazine and ,thereon engages the pair of 'hooks 432Xand `presses them back, thus allowingithe. lowerv .most lor'botto inV shuttle 'to drop into the placer.

j inthe butt of pt'he-Lbobbinycomes into el'ee- IOO IIO

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'This' position ofA the parts is-seen in Fig. 1.

We donot broadly claim this stop'device, nor do `we v.liini-tjourselves `to one' lof this specific construction. f p i l, L i

I lt will be understood that the weft-threads from the 'several shuttles in the magazine will l bele'd `out and secured at some convenient 31an1d1315, which form terminals of an outer point, as isusual in this class of devices.

, trate this known feature herein.

, the full shuttles, a vibratable placer 10, to-

We have shown a simple and known form of maga-zine 9, but We do not, of course, restrict ourselves to this special form. Any known form of magazine may be used.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. A mechanism lfor supplying weft as needed to a loom, comprising a magazine, a shiftin g placer for carrying a shuttle from the magazine to the lay, a suspended swinging shuttle-box on the lay, mechanism for operating said placer and shuttle-box, and an open, operating electric. circuit, including a generator and electromagnet, said circuit controlling the times of operation of said placer and shuttle-box and having in it a break, the closure of which is controlled by the weft in the shuttle in play. Y

2. A mechanism for supplying weft as needed to a loom, comprising a magazine, a suspended shuttle-box on the lay and open at its bottom for the discharge of the exhausted shuttle, a cam rotating synchronously with the movements of the lay, a lever operated by said cam, operative mechanism between said lever and the placer and shuttle-box for shifting the latter at proper times, and an open electric circuit controlling the times of operation of said operative mechanism, said circuit including a generator and electromagnet and having in it a break, the closure of Which is controlled by the weft in the shuttle in play.

3. A mechanism for supplying weft as needed to a loom, comprising a magazine, a suspended shuttle-box on the lay, and open at its bottom, for the discharge of the exhausted shuttle, mechanism for imparting `vibrating movements to the said box, a shifting placer for carrying a shuttle from the magazine to the lay mechanism for imparting vibrating movements to said placer simultaneously with those of the shuttle-box, and means for controlling the movements of the placer and shuttle-box, said means being in turn governed by the degree of exhaustion of the weft in the shuttle in play.

4. In a weft-supply mechanism for looms, the combination with a magazine to contain carry the shuttles from the magazine to the lay, the arm 11, carrying said placer and hav- 5. A weft-supplying mechanism for looms, comprising a magazine for weft-carriers, a shiftable placer for taking a weft-carrier from the magazine to the lay, a laterally-vibratable shuttle-box on the lay, mechanisms for operating said placer and shuttle-box, and means for controlling the times of operation of said mechanisms.

6. A loom having a laterallyvibratable shuttle-box, mechanism for vibrating said shuttle-box to take in a fresh supply of weft, mechanism for supplying weft as required, and an open electric circuit, including agenerator and electromagnet, said circuit controlling the times of operation of said mechanisms and having in it a break, the closure of which is controlled by the weft in the shuttle in play.

7. In a mechanism for supplying weft as needed to a loom, a magazine, a placer, a suspended shuttle-box on the lay and open at its bottom for the discharge of the exhausted shuttle, a cam rotating synchronously with the movements of the lay, a lever operated by said cam, and operative mechanism between said lever and the placer and shuttlebox for shifting the latter at proper times.

8. In a loom, the combination. with the vibrating lay, of a shuttle-box suspended on the lay and open at the bottom for the discharge of the shuttle, and mechanism forimparting lateral vibrations to said box, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. A mechanism for supplying weft or filling to a loom as required, comprisinga magazine, a shifting placer for carrying a supply of weft from the magazine to the looms picking-point, a suspended, swinging shuttle-box, mechanism for operating said placer and shuttle-box, and means for controlling the time of the operation thereof, said means consisting of an electric circuit including an electromagnet, the closure of said circuit being Vcontrolled by the weft or filling in the shuttle in play.

10. A mechanism for supplying weft or lling to a loom as required, comprising a magazine, a shifting placer for carrying a fresh supply of weft or filling, to replace that eX- hausted, to a position in the loom to be picked through the warp-shed, a suspended, swinging shuttle-box, mechanism for operating said placer and shuttle-box, and means for controlling the time of the operation thereof, said means consisting of an electric circuit extending from an electric magnet into a shuttle, and said circuit being held open by the presence and adapted to Yclose by the substantial absence of the weft or filling in the shuttle in play.

11. A loom having the following instrumentalities, namely: a suspended shuttle-` boX, a shifting shuttle-placer which is adapted to receive a shuttle or weft-carrier and place the same in position in the loom to be picked through the Warp-shed, mechanism for moving said shuttle-box and placer to their nor- IIO mal positions, and meansI *for` oontrollingj'the; time of the operation thereof,'said means oon-f` veleotroinagi;etg't'he Closure of said ciroiiitfbe--- fing vcoltolled `by the weft or filling inz't'her Shiittiein play. i A i v12.*A` loom jhaving the following` instru-,1,

fboia, a shifting shuttle-piacer which is agdipiaed;y -to receive yashutiial'e or weft-carrier andplafe; saune .in position in y.the 100m `oo ioe ypiekedi throughrthe Waipshed", mechanism fonmoyff "ing s aidshuttle-box and `placer and returning 4 same' to `their 'normal positions, andlme'ansf 1 5" foi' controlling the timeofthe operationihene-j Q of, said meansconssting of an eleetrioeir- 'UIn witnessw l 1011x-V names in bhenpresen-ce of the subscnibing cuiti yextx'anding from an/j eleetomagnet Ainto v the Shuttle, and :said Aci-nooit being lhelclopen shuiat'i inplay.rv Y Y, l Y, j

ereof we have hereunto signed Y substanjnial' absencej of wefriorf'l'lingjn the rzo witnesls'e. A. ,i Y A 1 1 i WILLIM@H-'BAK-lfm.V

A FREDERIC ELKIP, 1 Witnesses for William Hgya'ker: l

[WILLIS 0.1BA1Q31R, JOHN :N-:BUTMN-[I Y. Witnesses vf or. Frederic ABETEBAAROSS, A

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